The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-21
A CLOWNS WORKSHOP.
Hew Teny Dealer, the Old and Famous
Puts In III. Leisure Hsura Aetting mp
Pvoperties-Hsw . Mask 10 Made.

Ruts In His Leisure usurs Getting mp
Pveperties-Hsw . Mack 10 Mado.
From n< cAteaso Herald
Mr.. Tony Denier lives in cosey little house
De ESnfEssi and It's ,s e
his Kingdom. There is his workshop, and
ss as. ~ Ta ms Il q
eiss q sysry de.eription IideySs masks, fep-
&c. stare at one from every nook. and IT would
be q terrible resort for any nervous man who
hSd been ndusng too d iFesy IN snd
and . little Of everything. tho most OF 1t made
Que dsy rsosntly he initiated the writer into
the mysteries Of his den below stairs. he
never goes anywhere now without ms Prindlo
Wv. nnd sh The
reached the ca1ine began to srowl ominousy
and snap ata hg9re in the eS g11' Which Mr.
dummy CONSTRUCT cd Of heavy bssket work and
clad In startling suit OF large blue and while
CHECK. For many ssa-ons Oscar t. aNelled with
MIR. Denior in the role OF ciot hing store DUN
my. with which the clown had tight Qscars
ieet wsro generous, and were heavily loaded
up serensly and assume an upright position.
Tns bull ts ..a 10 ana hs
Si' .ss sia'a IT, kept u ! In aas
shelf This episode aroused Mr.. Denlsr. who
repEimandsd the pup and locked him out.
he cleared his work bench for action, and Il
aon: . make on my o
It ID ordinary north side clay and il made soft
and plisole with Hater Water doesn't make Axe
mould the Clay % shis board h:rs into the ds; d;
81 se.p ZIP as rn
sa h; .sd,s .Ih RS.nD /. DSTps II
about an inch higher than the face OF the dc.
sign Then nix my p IT,, and P9ur into
Knock away the boz and lit of the perfect
moSld OF p.s'E se this h asr,n. sbads.
tear oh S color in,o BIS which daab q 10th
into ss s ws eT.1se moG
care 10 work It into each and every line. After
it is comp etely covered inside with one, color
use the different celors so that 1 am sure to get
four thickno"ses OF paper on. When the paste
dries just peel up ne P Pa PER like this Sbd
Of what had in tEs orisina clay. Then paint
it, This head Of the clown. you see Is white,
my my MASKS that way They are batter msds in
hs h. s Slow R1n m.s
ally made In two sections and then joined. Can
make round head oh, res. Just model
the perfect head In clay, cut It directly In the
centre with An. wire; and then run the plas-
Mr. Denisr then pointed ont specimens OF his
handiwork In this line. and they were remark
ably artistic. He then began to chat about his
early experiences In pantom me Mt the Winter
Garden In New York city under George l.. Fox,
whore he used to appear as frogs. monkeys.
cats. and in fact. in the entire repertory Of an
able case Of delirium tremens. He exhibited
his frog's head mask. made by himself and
He appeared clad in frog suit and did the
run OF the pantomtme to music especially com
posed for 1t by an eminent composer. On the
torrid nights OF summer Tony used to emerge
from his suit rs wet rs the traditional drowned
rat. and he thinks now that II he ever wanted
to rid himse Of some OF the flesh that he has
accumulated since his retirement from active
work he would don his old frog suit and prRnce
around the house In It for An hour or so day.
He considers his property man one Of the
most important factors OF his show. and. al
though he manufactures all OF the properties
himself. he Is particular that they shall DO
kept In good condition and not show the wear
OF use or travel. Every summer when his show
comes IL OF the road he sets himself to work
Tor the next campaign. He is always at work
on new tricks. and has TO build them so that
they may be folded for packing in large scenery
trunks. He has unon the shelves Of his little
workshop all Of the models OF the tricks he
has invented. They are dust covered and a
little rusty. but they all show wonderful me-
chanical ingenuity.